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Title: entry level dslr?
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on February 02, 2013, 01:00:46 AM: So my fiance loves to take pictures and has always wanted a dslr and her bday is comin up and i would like to get her one......whats a good brand to get?
Title: Re: entry level dslr?
Post by: huntnphool on February 02, 2013, 01:07:09 AM: http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,117328.msg1545611.html#msg1545611 (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,117328.msg1545611.html#msg1545611)
Title: Re: entry level dslr?
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on February 02, 2013, 01:19:59 AM: I looked right over that...thanks for the link :tup:
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Post by: Bean Counter on February 02, 2013, 04:11:51 AM: Get her an older, used Nikon or Canon to save beaucoup money. Ie, Canon XSi, XTi, etc.... then spend the BIG bucks on nice glass. With digital photography its all about the lens. :twocents:
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Post by: deerhunter_98520 on February 02, 2013, 07:57:31 AM: Will do....id like to get a big lense for it....i plan on sneakin it out and some scoutin trips
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Post by: Bean Counter on February 02, 2013, 09:22:52 AM: That's pretty much what happened to us. My wife took photography in high school and I bought her a Canon but I've wound up using it more than her.
Title: Re: entry level dslr?
Post by: huntnphool on February 02, 2013, 11:06:46 AM: That 40D would be a great one to start with
Title: Re: entry level dslr?
Post by: Huntbear on February 02, 2013, 11:23:32 AM: Quote from: huntnphool on February 02, 2013, 11:06:46 AM
That 40D would be a great one to start with

:yeah: :yeah: :yeah:

I love my 40d
Title: Re: entry level dslr?
Post by: grandpawrichard on February 02, 2013, 12:49:02 PM: Quote from: Huntbear on February 02, 2013, 11:23:32 AM
Quote from: huntnphool on February 02, 2013, 11:06:46 AM
That 40D would be a great one to start with

:yeah: :yeah: :yeah:

I love my 40d

and you do fantastic work with it John!

Dick
Title: Re: entry level dslr?
Post by: Tom Reichner on February 02, 2013, 11:23:17 PM: Quote from: huntnphool on February 02, 2013, 11:06:46 AM
That 40D would be a great one to start with
Great suggestion - and they're cheap now! It's a heck of a lot of camera for the money.
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Post by: Whitpirate on February 03, 2013, 07:56:28 AM: Nikon D80 is cheap as well. I inherited some Nikon glass so it made it easier for me to go Nikon but I think Canon shoots nice too.
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Post by: shanevg on February 03, 2013, 08:12:13 AM: I have a used Canon 20D I am selling and a 30D I am thinking of selling if interested.
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Post by: Quicksilver on February 03, 2013, 11:59:04 AM: i just got my first dslr in august and am loving it! i went with the nikon d5100 and is a very diverse, action oriented camera. it was a movable tilt screen that has been very useful for different shots/video. also a huge assortment of scene modes that are very fun to play with. all i have read though is, just like a rifle, the glass is very important. it is worth the money to spend more on a good lense. these days most dslr's are going to produce outstanding pictures...given the optics you have allow it.
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Post by: deerhunter_98520 on February 04, 2013, 02:05:37 PM: Thanks for the info guys..sounds like its either gonna be a cannon or nikon....pm sent shane
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Post by: blacktailcody on February 05, 2013, 08:53:55 AM: Canon xs is a good one to.
Title: Re: entry level dslr?
Post by: huntnphool on February 05, 2013, 11:50:21 AM: Quote from: blacktailcody on February 05, 2013, 08:53:55 AM
Canon xs is a good one to.
They can take nice images no doubt. FWIW, I would stick to the xxD bodies if you are going to be outdoors a lot, they are built better to handle the elements. The one issue I have with the XS versions is they are physically smaller than the xxD and full frames, when you use a L series lens they do now balance very well. :twocents:
Title: Re: entry level dslr?
Post by: Time Immemorial on February 05, 2013, 01:47:00 PM: I'm really thinking about getting the Nikon 3200 dslr 24.5 megapixels
Anyone have this one or close to it? :dunno: